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Diaper rash (U.S.) or nappy rash (UK), is a generic term applied to [[skin]] rashes in the [[diaper]] area that are caused by a various skin disorders and/or irritants. Generic rash or irritant diaper dermatitis (IDD) is characterized by joined patches of [[erythema]] and scaling mainly seen on the [[wikt:convex|convex]] surfaces, with the [[skin fold]]s spared. Diaper [[dermatitis]] with secondary [[bacteria|bacterial]] or [[fungi|fungal]] involvement tends to spread to [[wikt:concave|concave]] surfaces (i.e. skin folds), as well as convex surfaces, and often exhibits a central red, beefy [[erythema]] with satellite [[pustules]] around the border (Hockenberry, 2003). | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Dermatology]] | [[Category:Dermatology]] | ||
[[Category:Skin diseases]] | [[Category:Skin diseases]] | ||
[[Category:Needs | [[Category:Needs overview]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vishnu Vardhan Serla M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Diaper rash (U.S.) or nappy rash (UK), is a generic term applied to skin rashes in the diaper area that are caused by a various skin disorders and/or irritants. Generic rash or irritant diaper dermatitis (IDD) is characterized by joined patches of erythema and scaling mainly seen on the convex surfaces, with the skin folds spared. Diaper dermatitis with secondary bacterial or fungal involvement tends to spread to concave surfaces (i.e. skin folds), as well as convex surfaces, and often exhibits a central red, beefy erythema with satellite pustules around the border (Hockenberry, 2003).